New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-09
DAK0TA NEWS ITEMS

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"A prairie fire, carelessly started, de.
Istroyed several hay and grain stacks
near Mitchell.
At Groton. T. A. Sperry, hardware
dealer, made an ASSIGNMENT. The
amount of liabilities and assets is
unknown.
R z. Pettigrew's street railway at
Sioux Fails is in operation.
At Pierre, Young America made
much trouble on hallow eve. a young
son Of Judge Hahnen was hazed and
50 badly beaten that his life is de-
SPARED.
g. Davis, a prominent citizen of
Parker died vey suddenly of heart
disease. He moved there q year ago
from Wisconsin, and was at one time
| city marshal of Fon du Lac.
A contest case has been heard at
| the land Office at Aberdeen which in
wolves the toWnsIte of the Milwaukee's
new town Of Eureka. g. Ashland
Mars, a Roscoe banker, is contesting
J.sW. Barnard's filing, claiming that
he was under agreement to transfer
the claim to the railroad company as
soon as proof was made.
It is positively stated by prospect
ors on the school section north OF HUI
ron that a 36-inch vein OF coal was
struck at a depth OF 3O5 feet. Pros
pecting will stop and q shaft sunk at
once and be in progress in four
months.
| Capt. Dan Maratta, United States
marshal for Dakota, says there is
nothing in the rumor that M. H. Day
| will be appointed to succeed Judge
| Francis and that some hidden in
/ fuence has been directed against.
Judge Pratt, of Grand Forks, that
has killed his chances for the position.
He thinks Judge Francis will hold un.
til his term expires.
After arriving at Huron, Gov.
Church made a full examination OF
Examiner Harris report of the Yank-
| ton asylum matter. He then formal
" removed the three trustees from OF
fee and so notified them by telegraph.
His grounds for this are disDursing
| public monies contrary to the law,
neglect to advertise for bids for the
work done and other neglect OF duty.
Gov. Church started for Washington
| 20 be away q week or two.
Messrs. Knapp & Hawes, OF the Du-
luth, Mllbank & Southwestern, O new
corporation formed at Milbank to
build a road from Morris, Mimi, via
Bic Stone City and Milbank to Sioux
! Falls, have reached Milbank in their
work OF surveying the right OF way for
/ the new road.
Much mail is still addressed to
i Yankton as the capital Of Dakota.
Five thousand dollars stock has
been subscribed for the creamery at
4 Aberd deem
The Harney Peak company em-
ploys about sixty men upon its tin
claims near Custer.
| -. ~. 0Ali Ia SEVER HIS fCOuutCIlO1l
with the Aberdeen News to accept a
i position as clerk i'll the United States
i. land Office in that city.
/ Groton is joyous over the prospect
1 OF securing both the Northwestern
and Manitoba railroads.
"A fire at Park River destroyed an
elevator containing 40, 900 bushels of
wheat. Loss SIS, 900; insured.
Pensions granted to citizens OF Da-
kota Mexican war, Noah j. Nc
Faaden. Glendale. Original, Edward
/ Y. Miles. Washington Springs; Edwin
Cross, Wilmot. Increase, Leander G..
/ Hunters. DeSmet; Pertrus Veenek-
laasen, La Grace.
At Watertown, in the district court
the Jury in the case of n. Kiefer, for
/ incest, after nearly twenty four hours
i deliberaJion, brought in q verdict of
! guilty. The jury in the case OF G. c..
4 Hoyt, for selling Intoxicating liquors
without q license, brought in g. verdict
of guilty.
Richard Jones, a farmer fourteen
miles north OF Doland, attempted sui
Il eide by cutting his throatwith q razor,
because OF a threatened foreclosures
I. His wlndpipe issevered and he cannot
Il live.
i William Avelill, q brakeman on the
i Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
i railroad, while making a coupling at
Toronto was run over and both legs
q badly injured below the knee.
/ Gary Special: A twenty-mile wind
j has been blowing all day which made
4 fire almost unmanagable. Among
4 the osses are the buildings and timber
on the farm owned by Fred Bartels,
two miles north Of town. Much dam
age Was done to young trees and n at.
ural timber. "A house on n. Nj. Wade's
farm. nile northeast. Of town, was
5;5 also destroved. The fire. il sriIl ran.